Starvation Cheap Art Pack

From the pages of Starvation Cheap and its military sci-fi tools for the free Stars Without Number RPG come twenty full-color .tiff images with a military theme. By agreement with the artists, this art pack may be used for both personal and commercial purposes, and I would heartily encourage other small publishers to use it to help create their own sci-fi games.

In particular, you can use the half-page images as image-bar style covers, with your title above and author and illustrator information below. A color cover can add an extra dose of professionalism to your book, and it doesn't hurt to have some free images to work with.

This art pack is free and may be used as you see fit, but I ask that you credit the artists you use accordingly. All of the files are marked with the original artist's name, so it should be easy enough to know who to credit for the work.

Got it because I didn't examine the preview closely, and thought it was a fantasy art pack. While surprised, I'm happy with the art pack as is, given that the artwork is high quality and very high resolution. [...]

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